Carlos Irizarry Pérez, PhD, CCC-SLP
Carlos Irizarry-Pérez received a bachelor degree from Western Washington University in Spanish and Linguistics. He received a master’s degree in Spanish (Linguistics) from Penn State University and taught college Spanish before pursuing a master’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington. After that, Carlos worked in the public schools as a bilingual SLP in Washington State for a number of years before returning to complete a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. His research focusses primarily on speech sound disorders in bilingual children; specifically, he is interested in how to facilitate acquisition of speech skills across languages, how to prepare pre-service clinicians to deliver bilingual speech intervention, and how provide culturally responsive intervention.
Speech and Language Pathologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst Kate Grandbois
Kate is a dually certified SLP / BCBA with 13 years of clinical experience working in private practice, outpatient clinics, outpatient hospital settings, and consulting to private schools and legal teams. She specializes in augmentative alternative communication, autism and associated disorders, language development, and integrating AAC into the educational/vocational programming of persons with behavioral needs.
Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.
Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
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